Patients may have different concerns and priorities than their healthcare providers, and may also struggle to accurately communicate their symptoms or concerns. This can result in faulty or incomplete information being conveyed, which can impact diagnosis and treatment decisions.

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Patients

Question 20

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Patients

A) often respond to different cues than do providers and provide faulty cues about their true concerns.
B) are more concerned with their underlying illness than its symptoms.
C) present their most distressing symptoms clearly and precisely; most faulty communication occurs with minor symptoms.
D) have little difficulty interpreting and reporting their symptoms.

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